I enjoy both. The reason I enjoy both is because they have fun rides, cool games, and amazing food. My favorite rides are the Hot Rod and the Himalayan. My favorite games are bottle toss and a BB gun game. And last but not least my favorite food is a hamburger and a hot dog.
Jacob Johnson, 7th, Holston Valley Middle, Mrs. Taylor

I like amusement parks and my favorite ride is Wild Eagle at Dollywood. You get the biggest adrenaline rush ever. The first time I rode it was over fall break my sixth grade year. I rode it in the dark so I didn’t know when I was going down. It was the coolest. I passed out the second time I did it.
Jacob Turpin, 7th, Holston Valley Middle, Mrs. Taylor

I like both amusement parks and state fairs the same because I mainly go for the food. I don’t like any of the rides or games but I think all the food at amusement parks and state fairs are really good. My favorite food at amusement parks and state fairs are the funnel cakes.
James Cross, 7th, Holston Valley Middle, Mrs. Taylor

After thinking I prefer amusement parks. My favorite is Dollywood. I love this place because my favorite ride Drop Line is here. I love this ride because of the adrenaline of it and because I first rode it with Clay, Levi, and Mark. I also love Dollywood because it always brings my family closer together. Finally I love the food from funnel cakes to hot dogs and hamburgers or even the brownies.
John Wise, 7th, Holston Valley Middle, Mrs. Taylor

I like state fairs the best because you get to see livestock like cows or horses, ducks, chickens, rabbit, birds, and dogs. They also have wildlife courses, a cave with a waterfall in it, fish, bluegill, raccoons, and snakes, boats, hunting and fishing safety. They have farm tractors to look at. They have a demolition derby. They sell stuff. They have food vendors. They have a lot of games like a fish game to win goldfish, a duck game, and a bottle game. They have a hitting game where you take balls and try to knock some letter bottles down to win a dirt bike or four wheeler. They have a bear game with water to win stuffed animals. They have an ATM to get money. They have parking, it costs ten dollars to park. It’s good for family to go out.
Ian Smith, 7th, Holston Valley Middle, Mrs. Taylor

I enjoy both amusement parks and state fairs. The time at these events are great for family bonding. I always love the food and so does my family. What I enjoy most of all at these events is the time I get to spend with my family. We always have fun and sometimes see something out of the ordinary that we always remember. From high thrills to carnival games, my family and I enjoy the memories made at these events.
Kaden Ward, 7th, Holston Valley Middle, Mrs. Taylor

I like amusement parks. In 5th grade we went to Dollywood for a field trip. I don’t really like roller coasters. I only got on water rides and one ride I forgot its name. I bought stuff there and got food and drinks. I played some games and got on the Ferris wheel. I wanted to get on a roller coaster but I don’t like them.
Kailee Gross, 7th, Holston Valley Middle, Mrs. Taylor

I like amusement parks because I don’t think I have ever been to a state fair. Amusements parks have cool games. My favorite game is basketball. It’s like you have three tries to win a prize and if you get them then you win a prize. The best ride is either Mystery Mine or Scrambler. Every year when my family and I went to Dollywood we would always ride the Scrambler. If you don’t know what it is, it’s like this ride and it spins you around. Mystery Mine is a ride that will beat you to death. It’s got lots of loops and twists and turns in it. The reason I said it will beat you to death is because your head will bang up against the harness. You will have a headache when you get off that ride.
Kase Newman, 7th, Holston Valley Middle, Mrs. Taylor

I like amusement parks better than state fairs. One of my favorite amusement parks is Dollywood. The reason I like them better than state fairs is that they are usually cleaner and safer. My favorite amusement park is Dollywood because I have a lot of memories there. My family would always rent a cabin in the wood then go to Dollywood for a day. A ride they have called Fire Chaser is my favorite. This is because it has a really cool theme and is really fun. This is why I love amusements parks.
Katelyn McGlothlin, 7th, Holston Valley Middle, Mrs. Taylor

One of the rides I like is Mystery Mine at Dollywood. I like it because it’s fun to ride but not when you go upside down. One of my favorite games is where you pop three balloons and you get to pick your prize. Another fun activity is the fun house because it challenges you and you have to have good balance and move your feet quickly and also have good eyesight. I love amusement parks. There are fun and have food if you get hungry.
Katelynn Cross, 7th, Holston Valley Middle, Mrs. Taylor

I love state fairs so much! The last state fair I went to was mainly shopping and games, but there were a couple rides there. I didn’t ride the little amount of rides they had because they were roller coasters and I hate roller coasters. If you ask me, well they just scare me. You never know what will happen. It did have great funnel cake though.
Luke Dickerson, 7th, Holston Valley Middle, Mrs. Taylor

I like state fairs. One of my favorite rides at the fair would be all of them because I don’t really have a favorite one, but I love roller coasters. I ride roller coasters with my dad because no one else in my family likes roller coasters. My favorite game to play at the fair is the big machine that you drop coins in it and slides over coins to get more coins to win. That one is my favorite game. Another thing I like to do at the fair is to go see the animals because they are so cute and I just love the animals. The last thing I like to do at the fair is to eat. My favorite thing to get at the fair is a caramel apple and nachos.
Luz Orozco, 7th, Holston Valley Middle, Mrs. Taylor

I like amusement parks because they have many different roller coasters, restaurants, and shops. I like going to Dollywood and riding as many rides as I can. I also like Wild Eagle, Drop Line, Thunderhead, Tornado, and Fire in the Hole. I also enjoy going to their shops, like the candy shop and ice cream shop. I like chicken, hamburger, fries, and Goldfish. Another activity I like is basketball because it helps you lose weight. It involves running and it helps you shoot better. Another activity I like is volleyball because you can learn how to play it really quick, it’s fun, it helps you lose weight, and it allows you to have fun.
Madyson Doss, 7th, Holston Valley Middle, Mrs. Taylor

I enjoy amusement parks. My favorite ride would be Mystery Mine at Dollywood because it starts as a normal ride. After a while it becomes super-fast and scary. At one part there is a fire that is being shot at you. It doesn’t hit you. Instead, it is close to where you can feel it. The scariest thing is when you go upside down and that is terrifying. Then you go back to the starting area and you’re shaking and scared out of your mind!
Mark Shaffer, 7th, Holston Valley Middle, Mrs. Taylor

Amusement parks and state fairs are some of the best ways to spend your free time, especially in the summer. State fairs are by far the best though, when that time of the year comes around I get so excited to go for many reasons. My favorite reason to go is for the shows, not like TV shows, the horse shows that come with the fair are the best. When I go to the horse shows I often watch the costume class, barrel racing, the lead line kids, and the western pleasure class. During the shows I even hand out the ribbons when they place and also help the younger kids pass them out too. Every year I look forward to the state fair and will continue to look forward to it this year.
Mia King, 7th, Holston Valley Middle, Mrs. Taylor

If I had to choose between amusement parks or state fairs I would choose amusement parks. I would choose that because they have more to do. My favorite ride is Splash Mountain at Magic Kingdom or Fire Chaser Express at Dollywood. What Splash Mountain is, is it goes through and there is water and there are a few drops and you finally go up the steep incline and you get to the top and drop and you get wet. Fire Chaser Express is a roller coaster at Dollywood and it’s like you have to put out a fire and you go into the little building, and once the big fire drops you go backwards and you are done.
Micah Jessee, 7th, Holston Valley Middle, Mrs. Taylor

I like amusement parks because one of my favorite rides is Wild Eagle! And it turns you upside down also I got to ride the Eagle in Dollywood. I really like this ride because you get to see your photo at the end of the ride.
Ocianna Church, 7th, Holston Valley Middle, Mrs. Taylor

I like state fairs although when I was little, I did get on the kiddie rides at amusement parks. One favorite thing that I liked was the merry go round when I was little. I still prefer state fairs over amusement parks.
Quinton Chapman, 7th, Holston Valley Middle, Mrs. Taylor

I like state fairs because they have a lot of fun games. My favorite game is the ride that has a ball of seats. You sit on the seat and it lifts you up to 100 feet in the air then it drops you down to 50 feet. Then it slowly lowers you down. You’re fastened in by the way. My second favorite game is basketball because there are stuffed animals you could win. I have won a tiger.
Ruby Sampson, 7th, Holston Valley Middle, Mrs. Taylor

I like to go to amusement parks because there is more stuff to do. More rides to ride at an amusement park so you never run out of activities to do. One of my favorite things to do is ride Tennessee Tornado at Dollywood.
Ryleigh Bays, 7th, Holston Valley Middle, Mrs. Taylor

I personally like amusement parks more, but I do enjoy both. Two of my favorite things to do there are eat the food and enjoy the rides they have to offer. Because it is always a fun and pleasant time getting to eat and try new and different things from what I usually eat.
Sarah Trivett, 7th, Holston Valley Middle, Mrs. Taylor

I like going to Dollywood so I can ride Wild Eagle. Wild Eagle is so much fun. You turn upside down like four times, the drop off is awesome, and the spot that it takes your picture in is so funny because the way your face looks at the time of the ride.
Savannah Peaks, 7th, Holston Valley Middle, Mrs. Taylor

I like amusement parks more than state fairs because amusement parks have more exhilarating rides like roller coasters. My favorite amusement parks is one in Sweden called Liseberg. It is my favorite because the best roller coaster ever is there which is Helix. Helix is a roller coaster with bops, twists, and so much more. My dad, one of my cousins, and I were the only ones who rode it because everyone else what too terrified. I also love the food there, it is the best.
Sofia Rosberg, 7th, Holston Valley Middle, Mrs. Taylor

Personally I like amusement parks better that state fairs. Due to you can do more in amusement parks that the fair. Dollywood was my favorite amusement park that I have been to my favorite ride at Dollywood was River Rampage. It had a lot of water. It was fun to go to and get soaked with water and hang out with friends and family and ride other rides and go around Dollywood. River Rampage had a float to go on the water. The float could hold 6 people and has seat belts so we will not fall out.
Trent Gillum, 7th, Holston Valley Middle, Mrs. Taylor

I like them both, but amusement parks are safer personally. Last year a seat belt broke on a kid in Florida. That’s why I stay away from state fairs. Also, amusement parks are set in one spot not moved around like state fairs so this is another reason I move away from state fairs. At amusement parks you might pay a little more but it’s worth being safe than sorry.
Trevor Chapman, 7th, Holston Valley Middle, Mrs. Taylor

I like amusement parks because of all the fun rides and the enjoyment of the people screaming. My favorite ride is Wild Eagle from Dollywood because of the enjoyment of the hills and turns is so fun. The Eagle is so fun to me. Out of all the rides there it’s my favorite ride. That’s the ride I enjoy the most.
William Couch, 7th, Holston Valley Middle, Mrs. Taylor

I like amusement parks because of roller coasters. My favorite roller coaster is Wild Eagle. It is long and fast. I like the food there and the drinks.
Zander Nelson, 7th, Holston Valley Middle, Mrs. Taylor

Yes, I like both amusement parks and state fairs. I like state fairs because of the food. Two thing I can all day are nachos and deep fried Oreos, both being foods they sell at the fair. I also like amusement parks. I like amusement parks because of the rides. Yes, fairs have rides as well but the state fair rides are relatively minimal and for younger children as where in my opinion, amusement parks have more options and are fit for older people.
Zoey Emmert, 7th, Holston Valley Middle, Mrs. Taylor

I like amusement parks. They have tons of roller coasters. My favorite is the Barrel Roll. It is a ride that spins up and down a u-shaped track going 65 mph. it is my and my dad’s favorite ride at Six Flags.
Zoey Weaver, 7th, Holston Valley Middle, Mrs. Taylor